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ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. R.P.

No. 97-767.

970 S.W.2d 225 (1998)

333 Ark. 516

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant, v. R. P., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kay West Forrest, Little Rock, for Appellant.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, Kelly K. Hill, Deputy Attorney General, Little Rock, for Appellee.

IMBER, Justice.

In this case, the juvenile court ordered the Department of Human Services to provide adequate housing, including electric and water utilities, to a family adjudicated in need of services. Following a period of time during which the utilities were not turned back on, the trial court held DHS, as well as a DHS employee, Sandi Doherty, in willful contempt of its order. On appeal, DHS argues for various reasons that the trial court lacked the authority...

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